Spectacles



18, 1931. DANIELS 1,819,738'

SPECTACLES Filed Feb. 23. 1928 ,Patented Aug. 18,1931

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resiliency of the material from which the temples are formed retains the lenses in proper spaced relation to each other in front of the eyes and as no bridge or nose piece is employed there will be no pressure whatever upon the nose.

Referring to it is desired to permit thetemples to be adjusted transversely of the head after being applied the bowed portion may consist of separate members 13 instead of being formed from a single strand of material. These members 13 have their upper portions extending toward each other and overlapping andeach is formed with a side extension 14 having an opening or bore 15 formed therein so that each member may be threaded through the opening 15 of the companion member. Therefore, the two members will be slidably connected but there will be sufficient frictional binding between the members to'prevent them from slipping out of a set position when in use. It will thus be seenL that temples of this type which are made to fit heads of an approximate size may be adjusted to accurately fit the individv ual head and they will be very comfortable when in use.

liu Figs. 6 and 7, there has been illustrated a form of joint which may be employed in place ofthe joint shown in Fig. Then this form of joint is employed, the temples 16 which correspond to the temples 4 have than' rear end portions ground to define a tapered head 17 which is joined to the body portion ofthe. temple by a reduced neck 18. The arms 19 of the bow terminate in end portimm 20 which are of increased diameter simi- Fig. 5, it will be seen that ifV lar to the end portion 7 but of less length. Each of these end portions is formed with a longitudinally extending groove or pocket 21 of a diameter and contour to snugly receive the free end portion of the companion arm 16 of the bow and the intermediate portions of the side walls of the pocket are extended toward each other and then curved away from each other, as shown in Fig. 7, to provide jaws 22 which fit about the neck 18 of the arm 16. Since the material from which the temple is made is resilient, the arm of the bow can be forced into the seat or pocket 21 and it will be firmly gripped between the aWs and retained in place until the temple and bowed arm are grasped and force exerted to separate them.

When the spectacles are in use, the bowed portion of the improved temples ts about the head in straddling relation thereto and rests upon the top of the head adjacent the rear portion thereof along a line which would pass over the head above and slightly back of the ears with its arms extended downwardly at opposite sides of the head above the ears. The lenses are disposed in front of the eyes as is usual and the temples 4 or forward end portions of the arms 12 extend from the lenses along the sides of the `face until they are joined to or merge into the arms of the bowed portion. By this arrangement the lenses will befrmly held in proper position with respect to the eyes but the nose and the ears will be relieved from pressure which ordinarilyV causes spectacles to be uncomfortable.V

lIt is necessary for the bowed portion of the improved temples to be so adjusted as'to fit the head at the point indicated, i. e. back of the tips of the ears. If the bowed portion is too far forward, it will not hold the spectacles securely and there will be a tendency for them to slip or wobble and if the bowed portion is fitted too far back on the head this will cause the spectacle frame to press against the nose. But fitted as indicated at a point slightly back of a liney from the tips of the ears over the head it will be found that the spectacle frame will remain firmly in position under any circumstances and at the same time be so comfortable that no sense of contact at all will be felt when it is being-worn.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: I

1. Spectacles comprising lenses, and tem-M ples connected therewith and provided with straight forward end portions to extend rearwardly from the lenses towards a persons ears at opposite sides of the face and rear portions curved upwardly at a rearward inoline and united to form a bow adapted to straddle a persons head transversely thereof rearwardly of the ears.

2. Spectacles including lenses, and temples comprising a bow adapted to straddle a persons head and having a bridge portion to extend across the top of a persons head transversely thereof back of the ears and arms extending downwardly from the bridge, the y arms being curved downwardly and forwardly to bear against sides of a persons face above the ears and having horizontally disposed front end portions connected with the lenses.

3. Spectacles including lenses, and temples comprising a bow adapted to straddle a persons head and having a bridge portion to extend across the top of a persons head transversely thereof and arms sloping downwardly and forwardly from the bridge and 15. terminating infront end portions disposed horizontally transversely of the bridge and connected to the lenses.

4. Spectacles including lenses, and temples comprising a bow adapted to straddle a persons head and having a bridge portion to extend across the top of a persons head transversely thereof and arms sloping downwardly and forwardly from the bridge and terv minating in front end portions connected to the lenses.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LUnLow DANIEL's. [L 5.] 

